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- From: stevenh@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (steven.t.heinsius)
- Subject: Re: Subaru billows white smoke...
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 13:56:38 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.135638.12648@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>
- References: <1992Aug18.190511.17756@panix.com>
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- Take out all of the spark plugs and look them over
- (look in the cylinderfor water, the headgasket is probably leaking
- antifreeze/water into a cylinder-- if you do the job
- change the oil to- sometimes the water gets into the
- oil and make "chocolate milk").
- My guess is --- head gasket.
- $50 if you do it yourself or $500 for a shop
- to do it.
- Steve
- ps i would guess it is the cylinder by the timming belt.
-
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- From article <1992Aug18.190511.17756@panix.com>, by nate@panix.com (Nate Clark):
- > Quick question: I have an '85 Subaru with approx. 130k miles.
- > The car's in excellent condition, with one exception: it's just
- > started billowing white exhaust. I have it parked, and start
- > it every week to let the oil circulate, etc. Last week the car
- > started fine, but then suddenly seemed to lose compression. The
- > engine killed immediately. I was able to restart the thing, but
- > things still don't feel right. Anybody have experience with this
- > sort of thing? Is it possible I'm just seeing the results of
- > condensation in the engine (we did have a cold/hot/wet weather
- > spell), or more likely there's a problem with a cracked cylinder
- > or something? Any ideas would be appreciated.
- >
- > I was getting ready to unload the car, so two questions: how much
- > would it take to repair this kind of ailment? And assuming I don't have
- > it fixed and just try to sell it, what's it going to cost me in
- > street value?
- >
- > Thanks in advance...
-